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SDF leader says ready for talks with Turkey if they leave Afrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are ready for talks with Turkey if they agree to leave Afrin and end Ankara’s threats on northeastern Syria, a Kurdish commander said on Mon...
By Nicholas Heras
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Security forces in Raqqa bust ISIS sleeper cell
Security forces in Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday arrested six people who were allegedly involved in Islamic State sleeper cell activities. Raqqa Internal Security Forces (RISF), a p...
By Nicholas Heras
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Obama Evokes Nostalgia in Germany, but Message Focuses on Future Struggles
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The man whom Chancellor Angela Merkel calls “dear Barack” was back in Berlin on Saturday, his lanky figure and easy smile a reminder for Germans of a different era that ended ...
By Julianne Smith
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
How China tried and failed to win the AI race: The inside storyChances are you've seen the stories, with headlines like "AI-driven technologies reshape city life in Beijing" or "Robots serving up savory food at Chinese artificial intellig...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
North Korean Dictator Seeks Russian Strongman for Support, FriendshipWith little progress to show from two nuclear summits with the U.S., North Korea is turning to an old friend—Moscow—as leader Kim Jong Un tries to chart a course toward winnin...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Neil Bhatiya
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Trump administration to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terror group – report
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, in an unprecedented step aimed at escalating Washington’s...
By Ariane Tabatabai
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Technology & National Security
Meet the Future Unmanned ForceTwo new autonomous aircraft concepts that promise to redefine the Air Force’s unmanned fleet are moving forward. The latest, Skyborg, is an autonomous drone prototyping progr...
By Paul Scharre
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Dateline Washington: Between Peace, Washington and Israel’s Elections
It was nearly impossible to walk in the hallways outside the House Foreign Affairs Committee this Wednesday without being asked about the upcoming elections in Israel. Members...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Learns to Live With NATO—And Vice Versa
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Two-plus years into the Trump presidency, NATO is learning to live with the United States president, and vice versa. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been praised f...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Feds are investigating possible Chinese spying at Mar-a-Lago and Cindy Yang, sources say
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Federal authorities are investigating possible Chinese intelligence operations targeting President Donald Trump and his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar w...
By Peter Harrell
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How a 'smarter' Islamic state is quietly taking over swathes of Syria after ISIS defeat
The Islamic State’s caliphate is no more. Four years after its fighters captured large swathes of Iraq and Syria and declared its intention to spread jihad around the world, t...
By Nicholas Heras
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With Trump, NATO Chief Tries to Navigate Spending Minefields
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He flew across the ocean to celebrate NATO’s 70th anniversary with the largest and most important member of the military alliance. So to outsiders it appeared to be an awkward...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Frustration in US over Germany's defense spending shortfall
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There arguably would never have been a good moment for Berlin to renege on its planned increase in defense spending. But to do it in the run-up to NATO celebrating its 70th an...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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ISIS defeat in Syria fuels debate over foreign fighters’ repatriation
As the last scraps of the Islamic State’s caliphate fall to the Western-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the victors must deal with a potentially dangerous pea...
By Nicholas Heras
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ISIS sleeper cell attack kills one SDF fighter in Syria’s Deir al-Zor
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A car bomb in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Friday killed a fighter from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an SDF spokesperson confirmed. According to Mus...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump and the Golan: what it could mean, from Crimea to Kashmir
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When President Donald Trump reversed 50 years of U.S. policy Monday to proclaim U.S. recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights – strategic territory seized fr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Technology & National Security
The Future of AI: Pentagon’s New Center Leading the WayPentagon officials have long said that strides in artificial intelligence technology could revolutionize the future of warfare. With major efforts such as Project Maven — whic...
By Kara Frederick
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NATO celebrates 70th birthday, ponders uncertain future
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Every child knows if he is attacked by a bully in a schoolyard it helps to have buddies alongside him. All the more so for nation states: Military allies make attacks less lik...
By Jim Townsend
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Syria's Kurds increasingly isolated as Arab tribes cut deals with regime
On a recent morning Sheikh Humaydi Daham al-Hadi reclined on a velvet floor sofa, puffing on a cigarette with a roguish glint in his eye as he held court in his outdoor diwan,...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump, trouble spots and Mueller: US expert Fontaine in conversation
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More than two years after Trump's takeover, Robert Mueller's report appears - and seems to relieve the president. At the same time Trump has to cope with a failed North Korea ...
By Richard Fontaine
